Hi friends,
i know i am extremely late, and i just dont have words to apologize. I am very sorry for not being regular and making you update, but i really cant help it. My busy schedule doesnt let me update regularly, as much as i want to, i hope you all understand, and forgive me.
RECAP:
-Riddhima remembers all her past life incidents until now
-She confesses her love for Armaan to herself
-Armaan decides to confront Riddhima planning a mission 'Bol Riddhima Bol'
Part 10 (i)
With the start of the new day, spreading the freshness all around, Armaan had made up his mind, to execute his mission Bol Riddhima Bol asap, but there was only one thing stopping him, he had no idea what he was supposed to do to execute it. He knew what he expected out of this mission of his, but he didnt know how to achieve it. In short, he knew his destination, now all that he needed to decide was his road to be taken. He left hurriedly to college, to meet his target.
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Riddhima woke up to face the new day, and the bright sunlight hit her eyes, reminding her of Armaan. She realised how Armaan was tht ray of sun which brought light in her life, without whom it was not possible to exist, and whom she couldnt stare right in the eye. Armaan was that part of her life, whom she did not want to feel connected too, but the connection just cudnt die. Trying hard to brush aside all thoughts of Armaan, Riddhima went to get ready and left for college.
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When Armaan reached the college, he saw his gang at their usual place, standing all bored and restless. He was surprised to see this because he remebered that they had their first lecture in about 15 minutes from now. He went to all of them, and parking his bike next to their cars, he rested himself on it.
"Kya hua guys, why do you all have this stupid expression on your faces early morning?????", Armaan said,
"Kya yaar Ammy, ek to waise hie things are not good here, and to top that you come so late!", an irritated Simran replied,
"Ok chill Simz, temme the problem, no fears when Armaan's here", Armaan replied coolly,
"Yaar hona kya tha, wo Prof. Batra hai na, jinke first 2 lectures they, wo aaj leave pe hain. Aggar pehle pata hota to late aate, but now that we are here, we are feeling really bored, kuch karne ka mann hie nai hai", Chako said,
"Yeah, actually to be honest kuch alag karne ka mann hai, and we are running out of ideas, so we are really frustrated, tu hie help kar ab to", Sumit added,
Just then Armaan saw Rahul and Muskaan walk talking to each other, and Riddhima's absence amongst them pinched him. So he called out to them, and tried to find out about her,
"Hey Muski, Rahul, where are you going, come here and join us"
Muskaan and Rahul shared a look, and Rahul nodded, at which Muskaan moved in their deirection followed closely by Rahul. Armaan realised that Muskaan had been asking if they could go when Armaan called. Though Rahul had agreed and didnt say no, but it pinched Armaan that his little sister now asked someone else's permission to come to him, be it her so loving boyfriend.
"Hi Ammy, hi guys, how are u all, wats going on huh?", saying this, Muskaan hugged all of us, while Rahul muttered simple hi's. Just when Muskaan was about to hug Sumit, Rahul kind of pushed her aside, and went to hug Sumit, nearly choking him out of breat, and surprising us all. Muskaan gave him her 'the' look, and Rahul simply smiled off innocently, shrugging his shoulders. This brought a smile on my face, and whatever reservations i was having until now, vanished away. I myself went and gave a big hug to Rahul, surprising everyone, including myself.
When things got a little normal, Armaan started the conversation,
"So Muski, where were you guys hitting off to, bunking your classes?"
"Kahin nai Ammy, we have our first 3 lectures of Prof. Chandramati, and aaj tum logo ke Prof. Batra nai aaye, n you know how it is between Chandu and Battu, so she gave us all an off. I am sure she's somewhere in the staff room, crying her heart out to the other teachers and pakaofying them to the limits"
Everyone laughed as Muskaan high-fived with Simran. Rahul had a small smile on his face, and shook his head in a no, as if saying that nothing could be done with Muskaan.
"But tum akele kyun ho?", Simran asked,
"Sim, do log akele nahi, dukele hote hain", saying this, Muskaan laughed loudly, scaring the others a bit.
"Muskaan, Simran ka poochne ka matleb hai ki where's Riddhima, wo hamesha tum dono ke saath hoti hai na, isliye", Sumit explained hurriedly when Muskaan stopped laughing for a breath,
"Ohoo Sim, to aise bolna tha na, theek se samjhaya karo, taaki misunderstanding na ho. By the way i can see that your romeo is very smart, bade achhe se samajh leta hai tumhe, keep it up guys. Mujhe dekho, mera ye Rahul na bilkul tubelight hai, direct bola hua bhi nai samajhta, kitni bar bola hai ki kahin akele...", she was cut mid-sentence as Rahul spoke up,
"Wo darasal itna free-time mila so Riddhima went on to catch up with some work. She'll be here somewhere only, and will join us when she's done"
Now Armaan was actually enjoying Rahul and Muskaan's face coloured like a tomato, Rahul's with embarassment, and Muskaan's with anger for being cut in between. Armaan expected Muskaan to start of a battle right here, but he saw Rahul giving her a single pleading look, and she smiled widely at that. If Armaan kept aside his brotherly instincts, and took Muskaan as his best friend rather than his sister, he saw that Rahul was the best guy for her, because he knew how it was to live with Muskaan, and if Rahul had survived this, he definitely was the best.
"Anyways guys, tum log kya kar rahe ho, we are feeling so bored without Ridzi, wo hoti to kuch na kuch kar lete, but now, its hopeless. Do you have any plans?", Muskaan said,
Armaan wanted to know where Riddhima was, but he knew he couldnt get out from here. He had no other option, rather than waiting for her until she finished her work and joined them. Just then, his mission came to his mind, and he decided to set the stage until Riddhima came.
"Guys, lets play truth or dare. Whatsay?", Armaan spoke,
"Waah Ammy, kya idea nikala hai, aaj main is Rahul ke saare chitthe khol ke rahungi, i love you bro", Muskaan side hugged Armaan, while Rahul just rolled his eyes, as if to say, 'let the war begin'. The others also agreed to the suggestion, and the game started as they all settled on a nearby table.
Armaan spinned the bottle, and the first to be axed was,
"Anny", everyone shouted,
"So truth or dare, what do you choose Anny?", Chako asked,
Anny looked at all the faces, and slightly hesitating, she spoke, "Truth!"
"Ok so Anny answer my question, do you like any guy from our college", Sumit asked,
The simple question seemed to take off the colour from Anny's face, and she immediately looked down at her fingers that were playing with the hem of her dress. Everyone looked at her, and she finally raised her head, with her eyes still down,
"Yes"
The answer took everyone by surprise, they knew Anny was not the one who went for casual affairs, and if she liked a guy, it meant she seriously did. But seeing the nervous look on her face, no one questioned her further, as Armaan spinned the bottle again.
"Muskaan, wow, didnt think you would be too easy, anyways, truth or dare", Armaan said excitedly, already thinking of Muskaan's dare.
"Wipe that grin off your face Ammy, coz for a change, i choose truth. Huh! You all are free to ask whatever you want to, i am an open book", she said in a royal style.
"Ok Muskaan suppose, you are trapped in a closed room, locked room to be precise, in the middle of the night, and there's no power in the building, and you can hear different sounds all around you, and its a very creepy room, you get all the wrong intuitions on being there, and think of it as the scariest moment of your life, considering he fact that you hate darkness. So gven a choice in this situation, who will be the first person you would want by your side?", Simran said in a very dramatic style,
"Kya Sim, ye bhi koi question hua, you all lost such a good oppurtunity. Sorry Rahul, in logon ne tera golden chance maar liya, i mean isnt the answer pretty obvious, i want Ridzi to be there with me. She will sing a sweet song, and within a few seconds, i'll be in my beauty sleep", Muskaan answered as a matter of fact.
Everyone laughed at Muskaan's answer, while Armaan had an amused smile. He had been expecting either Rahul's, or his own name in the answer, but when it came to Muskaan, you couldnt expect anything. It was all thanks to her super creative imagination, that she chose Riddhima, and that also to sing her a lullaby to sleep.
"Kya Muskaan, tu bhi na. Here we had been waiting to pull your leg, and you, you twisted our chance totally. Aggar Riddhima bhi waha tumhare saath hui na, i wonder useh bachane ke liye kise bhejna padega. Because am sure ki more than the creepy room, you'll scare off Riddhima", Sumit said, and everyone tried to hide their sneers as Muskaan glared at him.
"Sumit, i used to wonder ki Riddhima ne tum mein aisa kya dekha ki she decided to help you, but i get it now. She might've seen that you have no sense of humour at all, and jitna humour tumhare pass hai, thats rotten bad. And you talk about Muskaan as if you know her. Dude, get a reality check, huh?", Rahul said a bit aggressively, and this shut up the others' smile, while Muskaan looked gratefully at Rahul. Armaan liked the way Rahul reacted in Muskaan's defence, but he saw things getting hot, and decided to act.
"Rahul, chill, Sumit didnt mean it that way. Its just that we all found Muski's answer very funny, because its obvious ki instead of helping Muski calm down, Riddhima would just add to the problem, thats it"
"Ammy, you couldnt be more wrong. I know its unusual of me, but maine Ridzy ka naam soch samajh ke liya hai. I've been through this situation already. Ek din college off hone ke baad, i was stuck in the girls washroom, along with Ridzi. I was hell scared, because it was all dark, i think there was a powercut, so all lights were off. I know even Ridzy was scared of darkness, but that day, she kept her calm. She took care of me, instead of worrying upon her own fears. Ye Rahul ka bachcha, khud darr nahi lagta iska ye matlab thodi hai ki baaki sab iski tarah ho. Waha aate hie mujhe daantne laga. Wo to Ridzi thi jisne pehle iseh chup kara ke side mein bithaya, phir ek pyaara sa song gaake mujhe sula diya. And later on thank her for her wits, she called up Atul jeej, jinhone aake humein baahar nikalne mein help ki, verna us din to hum log wahi pe camp fire jalate", saying this Muskaan had a slight smile, but the others did not miss the love for Riddhima with which she spoke about the incident. Armaan was very amazed at his sister, and just when he saw a small tear about to slip from her eye, he diverted everyone's attention.
"Rahul, ek baat to bata, what were you doing in the girl's washroom", Armaan asked, and this had made everyone around him snigger, while Rahul tried to give an offended and a brave look,
"Wo main, wo main to bus in dono ko nikalne gaya tha, from the window, lekin khud hi fas gaya", and this made all peel into laughter, including Rahul.
"Achha chalo Muski's turn is over, am spinning the bottle", he spinned the bottle, and it was now Chako's turn. Armaan had seen that the colour from Chako's face went away as soon as Anny had answered Sumit's question with a yes, and he found something was fishy. He thought of hitting the unknown target,
"So Chako, truth or dare?", Simran asked. Chako looked a bit fiercely towards Anny, before he answered, "Dare",
"Now thats a true guy, so i'll give you the punishment. Your task is to find out the guy Anny likes, and set them both up", Armaan hit his shot. Like he'd expected, Chako seemed shocked to hell, and even the others were quite surprised. Armaan saw Sumit was about to speak sumthing, but with his eyes, Armaan stopped him from saying anything. Everyone looked at Chako with a serious expression. Chako was now looking at Anny with an unreadable expression, who was looking at him with an equally undeciphered emotion. Finally after a few seconds, Chako closed his eyes, and spoke,
"I cant", everyone looked as if they had been thrown off the grounds, "I mean i cant do it, i just cant"
"Par kyun Chako, dont you want to see Anny happy?", Armaan asked,
"I want to...", Chako said but was cut off in between,
"To problem kya hai, go ahead na", Armaan said,
"I said na i cant do it...", Chako again replied a bit frustrated,
"But agar koi problem nai hai to tell me why cant you go and helpset up Anny with the guy she likes. Dont you think she'll be happy with that guy. Do you know him, even if you dont, am sure you can find him. Itna bhi koi difficult task thodi hai then why cant you...",
"How can i, when i bloody love her", Chako shouted. Everyone gave another look of shock, whereas Armaan just smiled, Chako moved to Anny,
"Yeah Anny, i really really love you, bus aaj tak bol nahi paya"
It was as if a dam was set loose. Anny hugged Chako tightly, and spilled all the tears she'd been hiding. Chako was momentarily taken aback, but seeing the situation, he too hugged her back.
"Oh Chako, i love you too, and i too cudnt tell you, because i thought ki you didnt love me. I am so glad, i love you so much", Anny spoke through her tears, while all the others clapped at the sweet couple.
"Finally, you guys did confess. As soon as Anny said she liked someone, main Chako ka chehra dekhte hie samajh gaya ki dal mein kuch kala hai. But yahaan to poori ki poori dal hie kaali nikli. Anyways, lets come back to our game, am spinning the bottle", Armaan laughed, but his laughter was short lived.
"Ahaan! Ab aaya na oont pahaad ke neeche, the great Ammy, bolo, kya maangte ho, truth or dare?", Muskaan grinned evily, Armaan saw the look on her face, and knew he would be trapped either ways, so he decided to die a brave death.
"I'll choose dare", he spoke, and Muskaan jumped excitedly,
"I knew it, tum dare hie choose karoge, now listen to your dare. You have to..."
*to be continued*
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